OL11 5UL

Norden · Rochdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochdale
Ward
Norden
Local authority
Rochdale
Postcode district
OL11
Postcode sector
OL11 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL11 5UN 267 m
OL12 7TU 465 m
OL12 7TT 709 m
OL12 7TR 844 m
OL12 7TX 869 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL11 5UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL11
Postcode sector
OL11 5
Latitude
53.629193
Longitude
-2.242367
British National Grid easting
384,069
British National Grid northing
414,766

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Rochdale · E08000005
Electoral ward
Norden · E05014044
Parish or community
E43000159
Output area
E00028218
Lower layer super output area
Rochdale 006D · E01005571
Middle layer super output area
Rochdale 006 · E02001137

Postcode source versions

Explore OL11

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marcroft Cottages, 1, Meadow Head Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5UL 13 February 2026 £250,000
Croft Cottage, Meadow Head Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5UL 25 June 2025 £250,000
Top Oth Hill Farm Cottage, Meadow Head Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5UL 14 June 2024 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
42
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Whittaker Moss Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. Norden Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Bamford Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

18 female, 20 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.9
OL11 5 residents
12,349

Age bands in OL11 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,122 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,310 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,868 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,215 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

2,733 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL11 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Gigabit-capable
42.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • EDENFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    CUTGATE SHOPPING PRECINCT, ROCHDALE, OL11 5AQ

    ODS code P86003

    3.6 km

  • BIRTLE VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4PW

    ODS code Y02718

    3.9 km

  • HEADY HILL SURGERY

    114 BURY NEW ROAD, HEYWOOD, OL10 4RG

    ODS code P86602

    4.0 km

  • HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE

    HUNTLEY MOUNT ROAD, BURY, BL9 6JA

    ODS code P83621

    4.0 km

  • LONGFORD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGFORD STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 4NH

    ODS code P86011

    4.2 km

  • WALMERSLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    110 WALMERSLEY ROAD, BURY, BL9 6DX

    ODS code P83611

    4.5 km

  • HEYWOOD HEALTH

    ARGYLE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, 141 ARGYLE STREET, HEYWOOD, OL10 3SD

    ODS code P86016

    4.7 km

  • ROCK HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    22 DERBY WAY, BURY, BL9 0NJ

    ODS code Y02755

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Over Town Lane

    BCT · Red Lumb

    0.3 miles
  • Edenfield Road

    BCT · Norden

    0.5 miles
  • White Lion

    BCT · Norden

    0.7 miles
  • Norden Close

    BCT · Norden

    0.8 miles
  • Edenfield Road

    BCT · Norden

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rochdale 006D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,559 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £344,500 from 4 recorded sales in OL11 5UL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rochdale is £210,083 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Whittaker Moss Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.